In this article we will discuss about the morphology of funaria with the help of a suitable diagram. A common moss, Funaria is widely distributed in temperate as well as tropical regions of the world. One of its species F. hygrometrica, is cosmopolitan and best known. It is a terrestrial plant growing in close tufts and is one of the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the anatomy of funaria with the help of a suitable diagram. Internally, the stem is differentiated (Fig. 4.1D) into a narrow central cylinder and a broad cortex, bound by epidermis. The epidermis is a one-cell thick layer of chlorophyllous cells. The cortex comprises thin-walled cells of relatively bigger size in the inner region [...]
In this article we will discuss about the process of reproduction with the help of diagrams. Funaria is monoecious and protandrous. A young plant to begin with produces antheridia at its apex (Fig. 4.1 A) and on a branch appear archegonia. Towards maturity, the branch bearing a developing sporophyte (Fig. 4.1G) tends to dominate and its main stem becomes inconspicuous, [...]